Benkert makes finals of mile and powers DMR to second-place finish

Mar 12, 2010

Albuquerque, NM -- Brennan Benkert turned in
the third fastest time in the prelims of the mile run and anchored
the Lions distance medley relay team today in day one of the 2010
NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Benkert finished third in his heat in the mile with a time of
4:10.66, just three one hundredths of a second off of the lead. He
will compete in the finals of the mile on Saturday at 3:40 pm
MST.

Benkert also anchored the DMR team to a second-place and
All-American finish. Aki Nummela ran the opening leg with Kevin
Wright running the 400m leg and Dustin Dixon running the 800m.
Benkert made up serious time and nearly pulled off a national
championship. The Lions finished in a time of 9:54.97.

In other action Jordan Patton missed out on the finals in the
200m with a time of 22:03, while Chris Brown finished 11th in the
high jump.